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Reading Ryan Stollar’s final message through the lens of trauma

Note: This article discusses suicide, child sexual abuse and domestic violence. It may be distressing for some readers.   On June 30, child liberation theologian and abuse survivor advocate Ryan Stollar died by suicide, following a lengthy struggle with his...

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Baptists, culture agree about smoking: Stop it

By Bob Allen Under a prevailing Premillennialist theology that holds things on Earth will keep getting worse and worse for believers until Christ returns, coupled with a Calvinism that teaches mankind is totally depraved, it is not unusual to hear…

SNAP urges Baptists to speak out on abuse

By Bob Allen A victim support group held signs outside a Houston megachurch Jan. 9 calling for greater transparency about the reporting of child sex abuse in Southern Baptist churches. Representatives of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests…

The gift of uncertainty

By Brandon Hudson I’m kind of a sucker for New Year’s. I love the idea that there is built into our calendar an annual “reset.” Even if I’ve had a pretty good year the year before, I always enjoy the…

The gift of uncertainty

I’m kind of a sucker for New Year’s. I love the idea that there is, built into our calendar, an annual “reset.” Even if I’ve had a pretty good year the year before, I always enjoy the idea of setting…

Supreme Court sets date for Hobby Lobby hearing

By Bob Allen The U.S. Supreme Court announced Jan. 8 that it will hear oral arguments in March in a legal challenge to mandated coverage of contraceptives under Obamacare brought by Hobby Lobby, whose Southern Baptist owners oppose some forms…